Chapter 245 The Executioner
At midnight, everyone in Fangfei Pavilion had already gone to bed.
The person in bed suddenly heard a sobbing sound in their sleep.
She frowned, looking impatient.
Until the sobbing grew louder and louder.
The person on the bed suddenly threw off the covers, exclaiming, "Joy! Joy!"
But there has been no response.
Just then, she suddenly sensed that someone was in the room.
"Who's there! Who's there!"
The window was suddenly blown open by the wind, startling her.
"That wretched slut can't even close the window properly! Watch how I punish her! I'm delighted!"
She looked angrily at the window that had been blown open.
Moonlight streamed in through the window, instantly illuminating the room.
The instant she turned around, she saw a face slowly emerge from the darkness.
A face exactly like hers.
"Sister, why did you kill me?"
His face was bloodless, and his eyes were empty and dull.
"ah!!!"
The fake Consort Fang was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
"A ghost! A ghost! Help! Help!"
Zhen Fangbin's face became clearer and clearer.
Why did you want to kill me?
The imposter kept backing away, crying out, "I didn't want you to die! It wasn't me! It wasn't me!"
"You imprisoned me in a nunnery and let me starve to death, all for the sake of your current wealth and glory? You were the one who said you didn't want to enter the palace, so give me back my life!"
The fake Consort Fang broke down in tears, terrified. "It wasn't me! It wasn't me! I never intended to kill you! My parents made me do it! Don't come looking for me!"
"Why did you do this, Father and Mother? You're lying to me!"
The fake Consort Fang felt a pair of icy hands grab her neck from behind.
"I'm not lying to you! It really was my parents who made me do this! Imprisoning you was their idea too! Let me go! Let me go! I will definitely find someone to properly pray for your soul! You can't kill me! Have you forgotten? If I die, who will take care of your child!"
Zhen Fangpin's voice suddenly turned shrill, "Impossible! Why would Father and Mother do this to me! You must be lying to me! You're lying to me!"
The fake Consort Fang felt the hand on her neck slowly tightening.
She was about to suffocate.
"Father has climbed up to the Du family. Minister Du promised that if your two children were sacrificed, he would promote you and your brother by three ranks. Your parents were afraid you would disagree, so they came up with this plan. Sister, I really didn't want you to die!"
"So you conspired with my parents to kill my child!"
The pitch-black room was instantly illuminated.
The fake Consort Fang looked at the real Consort Fang, whose eyes were red.
The restraints on her neck also disappeared.
After coughing violently, the fake Consort Fang stared in disbelief at the real Consort Fang who had appeared out of nowhere in her room.
"You're not dead? How did you end up here?"
Her eyes instantly turned ferocious. "You're pretending to be a ghost to fool me!"
Consort Zhenfang was somewhat timid and gentle.
But when it comes to the life of his own child, hatred appears in his eyes.
"Father and brother were willing to kill my two children for a mere official position? My children should call them maternal grandfather and uncle! We are twins, and I have always loved you dearly since you were little! You didn't want to enter the palace, so I went in your place. My children are your closest relatives too! And yet you have become their executioner!"
The fake Consort Fang immediately roared, "What can I do? Can I disobey my parents? Besides, if you could get my father and brother an official position, why would they have to resort to such a desperate measure! You're not infertile. If it can make our Fang family a prominent family in the capital, what's wrong with offering up two children!"
Consort Zhenfang looked at the face that looked exactly like her but had a rotten heart, and her heart was filled with sorrow.
What did your parents promise you?
Seeing this, the fake Consort Fang no longer concealed herself and stood up to look at the real Consort Fang.
"I'm not afraid to tell you, the Seventh Prince has already promised me that if things go well, he will marry me as his concubine!"
The real Consort Fang laughed pathetically upon hearing the fake Consort Fang's naive words.
"The Du family is one of the most powerful families in the capital. Not to mention that our Fang family is just from a humble background, we don't even consider the Du family, an ordinary clan, to be a threat."
How could Consort Shu possibly allow the Seventh Prince to marry you as a concubine? If you really help them succeed, your only fate will be a tragic death in this harem!
My father and brother have no ambition and are empty-headed. They were able to rise to the fifth rank only because of the blessing of me giving birth to twins. They still want to be promoted three ranks.
That's utterly absurd!
The fake Consort Fang sneered, "It's all because you're incompetent! I advise you to obediently go back to that nunnery. Don't forget, your good wet nurse is still in my hands!"
"Is the Second Miss looking for this old servant?"
A person slowly emerged from behind the curtain.
She was Zhenfangpin's wet nurse.
The fake Consort Fang's eyes widened immediately, "How did you manage to escape?!"
Consort Zhenfang turned around and bowed to the curtain, saying, "Princess, the matter is now clear."
The fake Consort Fang panicked upon hearing her address.
Who are you calling?
Qin Jinzhi slowly walked out from behind the curtain.
Seeing the fake Consort Fang smile, she thought, "The Du family certainly has a clever mind."
The moment the fake Consort Fang saw Qin Jinzhi, her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.
She knew Qin Jinzhi was suspicious of her, but based on her understanding of her sister...
Her sister and Qin Jinzhi will never have any contact.
The result is now obvious: Qin Jinzhi saved the person!
She collapsed to the ground, her gaze suddenly meeting that of the wet nurse who was tied up in the distance.
It turned out that the whimpering she heard in her sleep was the sound of her wet nurse struggling.
She had only been in the palace for a few days, but she had already heard of Qin Jinzhi's ruthless reputation.
She didn't know why Qin Jinzhi would save her sister, but she knew that if Qin Jinzhi had intervened, she would have certainly died.
"Sister! Sister! I didn't want to either! It was all my parents' fault! I'm just a young woman waiting to be married, what could I do!"
The fake Consort Fang crawled to the feet of the real Consort Fang and hugged her legs.
Qin Jinzhi sat down at a nearby table and said calmly, "Did Consort Shu instigate the young prince and princess to go looking for me?"
The imposter, Consort Fang, quickly said, "Yes! It was all Consort Shu's doing! If I hadn't obeyed her, she would have killed me!"
Qin Jinzhi shook her head slightly. "Did she instruct you herself, or did she have one of her subordinates tell you?"
"It's Xu Mama, who serves Consort Shu. She's the one who relays the messages."
Qin Jinzhi tapped her finger lightly on the table. "Where do we meet? How do we usually exchange messages?"
The imposter, Fang Pin, hurriedly crawled to Qin Jinzhi's feet. "Princess! I didn't know you and my sister had such a connection. I'll tell you everything. Can you spare my life?"
Qin Jinzhi glanced down at her dismissively, "Are you trying to negotiate with me, this princess?"
The imposter, Consort Fang, quickly said, "If the princess doesn't know the inside story, the Du family will definitely be on alert! Then you won't know when the Du family will make a move against you."
Qin Jinzhi laughed out loud, "You do have some brains after all."
Qin Jinzhi lowered her head to meet her gaze, but she wasn't speaking to her.
"The lives of two little dumplings, or the life of your dear little sister, which would you choose?"
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